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The sound of innovation – GE9X Engine
Turn your volume up! This is the GE9X going to takeoff power on the run pad in preparation for its second flight test campaign. The GE9X is undergoing flight tests in support of the first flight of the 777X later this year. Video courtesy of Chief Test Pilot Jon Ohman.
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Why is there a white cloud in the airplane engine?
by Captain Joe Don’t these videos of departing aircraft look ever so cool, as they hurtle down the runway, but why is there white smoke, fog or whatever you want to call it, within the engines? What you see here, is actually a miniature cloud generating in front of the engine compressor.
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Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor
The creation of a hybrid rocket motor system for SpaceShipTwo represented a significant engineering challenge. Virgin Galactic particularly proud that they designed and now test and manufacture this world class motor in house. Come meet the team behind the burn…the Rocket Guys.
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Rolls-Royce | Trent 1000 TEN Delivery to Singapore Airlines
Find out why Rolls-Royce is so proud to power the first Boeing 787-10 with its Trent 1000 TEN, as it as it was delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines. Rolls-Royce is a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems.
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Rolls-Royce | Taming the volcano
Using data collaboratively as part of the IntelligentEngine vision; listen to Rory Clarkson explain how his pioneering breakthrough in understanding the effects of volcanic ash on engines has achieved a Civil Aviation Authority flight safety award. Rolls-Royce is a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems.
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GE9X engine soars
The GE9X engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying test bed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test.
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Nacelle Strakes on the Engines of the Airplanes
by Captain Joe Today Captain Joe will be showing you what the engine nacelle strake/chine is good for. We are gonna have to look at a few aerodynamic features and diagrams to understand the benefit of the strake which is installed on most commercial jet airliners.
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Rolls-Royce | IntelligentEngine and the E-Fan X
Rolls-Royce has formed a partnership with Airbus and Siemens which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. Rolls-Royce is a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems.
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Rolls-Royce | Pioneering the IntelligentEngine with R2 Data Labs
Digital information is the lifeblood of the IntelligentEngine. Harnessing its power is critical to delivering the IntelligentEngine vision. Rolls-Royce has always been leader in making digital technology work with our pioneering Engine Health Monitoring systems that go back to the 1990s. But now a digital revolution is underway, one which means that by the end…